<samba:parameter name="directory mask" context="S" xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> <listitem> <para>This parameter is the octal modes which are used when converting DOS modes to UNIX modes when creating UNIX directories.</para> <para>When a directory is created, the necessary permissions are calculated according to the mapping from DOS modes to UNIX permissions, and the resulting UNIX mode is then bit-wise 'AND'ed with this parameter. This parameter may be thought of as a bit-wise MASK for the UNIX modes of a directory. Any bit <emphasis>not</emphasis> set here will be removed from the modes set on a directory when it is created.</para> <para>The default value of this parameter removes the 'group' and 'other' write bits from the UNIX mode, allowing only the user who owns the directory to modify it.</para> <para>Following this Samba will bit-wise 'OR' the UNIX mode created from this parameter with the value of the <link linkend="FORCEDIRECTORYMODE"> <parameter moreinfo="none">force directory mode</parameter></link> parameter. This parameter is set to 000 by default (i.e. no extra mode bits are added).</para> <para>Note that this parameter does not apply to permissions set by Windows NT/2000 ACL editors. If the administrator wishes to enforce a mask on access control lists also, they need to set the <link linkend="DIRECTORYSECURITYMASK"> <parameter moreinfo="none">directory security mask</parameter></link>.</para> <para>See the <link linkend="FORCEDIRECTORYMODE"><parameter moreinfo="none">force directory mode</parameter></link> parameter to cause particular mode bits to always be set on created directories.</para> <para>See also the <link linkend="CREATEMODE"><parameter moreinfo="none">create mode </parameter></link> parameter for masking mode bits on created files, and the <link linkend="DIRECTORYSECURITYMASK"><parameter moreinfo="none">directory security mask</parameter></link> parameter.</para> <para>Also refer to the <link linkend="INHERITPERMISSIONS"><parameter moreinfo="none"> inherit permissions</parameter></link> parameter.</para> <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">directory mask = 0755</command></para> <para>Example: <command moreinfo="none">directory mask = 0775</command></para> </listitem> </samba:parameter>